Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-04-28

alone. The three Drexel sisters, of whom
have spoken, are also systematic In their
charity They keep a female executive to
preside over the benefactions, and have, it Is
said, two men constantly employed in looking
up the needy and in caring for their wants.
They are, perhaps, the most charitable young
women in the United States, and 1t is said
their list of pensioners contains no less than
$50 Names and that their gifts amount to q
round $lO0,OOO yearly. They inherit their
charitable tastes. Their father was noted for
his almsgiving and their mother paid the rent
for 100 families for several years before she
died, and gave away, it is said, sc, 600 year
to the poor. Mrs. Philip Armour is very
charitable. Mrs. Leland Stamford does
much transformations giving, and I am told
that Hetty Green gives away considerable,
though she is very careful that it goes to the
right persons. a+s
Mrs. Green's chief ambition seems to be to
make money, and might add also to save it.
She is not at all extravagant, and there was
a paragraph published not long ago which
described her as carrying q sum Of money to
Philadelphia herself in order to save the
| heavy charges which would have been en-
tailed had it been sent in some other way.
She sometimes carries fortunes in securities
about New York in hand sachel, and uses
the street cars as often as she does her car
riage. Mrs. Hopkins is thoroughly acquainted
| with all the ways OF business. She has a
broad grasp Of financial questions looks after
| her vast interests closely and drives a bar
| gain with both tact and economy. Miss Eliz-
abeth Garrett was the confidential secretary
of her father for some years before he died,
aud she understands the value of Baltimore
and Ohio railroad stock as well as any
man in the country. The richest widow in
| Colorado was the wife of the late John w.
| Tiff, who was known some years ago as the
| cattle king Of Colorado. lift left about
100. 600 head of cattle, and it is said that his
widow manages his estate as well AS any bust
ness man could. She went to Colorado as
sewing machine agent, though she came of
wealthy family and could have remained al
home doing nothing. She there met Hill an
married him. and doubt not the exIerienc,
| she obtained in connection with the sewinl
machine aids her in the management OF her
fortune. Speaking of cattle, there is cattle
queen in Texas, near Corpus Christi, Mrs
| Rogers, who is said to be worth 81 ,OOO, 900.
and who has many times as much stock as
Job did in his most prosperous days. Her
husband is a preacher, but Mrs. Rogers man.
ages the business. She sells the stock herself,
buys all the supplies and can ride horse as
| well as any of the many COWBOYS whom she
has in her employ. Another cattle queen is
the widow Of Gen. Meredith, of Illinois, and
she breeds different kind of cattle from Mrs
Rogers. Her stock is Of a better grade
Meredith was worth about $500, 600 along in
the seventies, but he failed. His wife took
what was left of the herd, managed it, and
made money. She was content with q good
round price for her stock, and she did not be
lieve in owning 81, 900 bulls and IS, 900 calves
One of the wealthiest women of Ohio is Mrs
George Ward Nichols, wao is said 20 have al
income of 500, 9GO. She is the daughter Of
Joseph Loi sworth, and she is the founde,
and proprietor Of the lockwood pottery
which is now noted for its exquisite work
manship both in Europe and America Mrs
Nichols took up the pottery craze when il
came over the country a few years ago. Sh,
developed the art tastes of Cincinnati ant
established this factory. She works in il
about FIVE hours daily, and is constantly a
work improving her ware Her works sci
well in New York, and they have an inter
national reputation. Mrs. Frank Leslie ha
made 81 900, 600 in four years, and there is M
brighter business woman in the world thar
she.
The richest woman in South America is ,
good business woman. She is Dona Isador,
Cousino, Of Santiago, Chill. She got hi.
fortune from her father and married another
Her husband died, and she has now mil
lions of acres OF .c...!l, millions Of monl Y
hundreds Of thousands Of cattl
coal, copper and silver mines, a rail
road and a feet of iron steamships She ha
an income of several millions a year, and he
, coal mines bring her in $50, 600 a month. Sh
f owns town of 1000 people, and pays on
SlO0,00 month i'll wages. She has superin
tanlaptS for all bar fob h ,l,.l,
receives weekly reports from Them. She
sharp at driving bargain, and, while she i
very generous, she requires a strict accoun
of every dollar made and spent upon he
+ estates. She is still under so and declares sh
, will never marry again. She understand
fortune hunters and fortune hunting, and i
satisfied to remain as she is.
: SO
have said nothing about the Ii,h Marie,
, women of the country-womcn who hav
a property in their own riSht-and forgot t
, mention among the rich unmarried girls tina
q Amanda Eubanks, who lives near Sparta
Ga, is the richest negress in the world. 1t
= said that Miss Eubauks received 800 10
from the estate of wealthy Georgia planter
who died in 1885. leaving an estate of abou
: $4,000. He had no children but a larg
number of relatives He cut off his kindre
with small sums and bequeathed the remain
y der as above stated. Speaking Of rich ma,
ried women, many Of our prominent publ
;, men have added to their fortunes by goo
= marriages. Whitelaw Reii's wife, til
- daughter Of D. o. Mills, is worth a forum,
;. Mayor Hewitt, of New York. dates his pro-
perity from the time he was made tutor
9 Peter Cooper's daughter, whom he afterwar
9 married. Senator Payne's wife brought col
siderable real estate into the family, and ii
:, old Perry farm, upon a part Of which I'll
Payne homestead stands, is now in the mo-
g fashionable pant of Euclid avenue. Seer
a tary Whitney married prospective fortur
= i'll Henry B. Pavne's daughter, and Mr.
, Whitney or her children will probably fa
heir to the dozen and more millions viii,
!, her bachelor brother Oliver owns. Congress
!, man Hit, Of Illinois, got nice lot with h
. wife, and John Hay was male a milliona
: by his marriage With the daughter of ANA,
2 Stone. Congressman Tom Bayne, of Pitt
:, burg, has made a good deal OF money himsel
. but his wife, who is the daughter OF Sinit
the partner of Hostetter. who made Il
stomach bitters, has a fortune which ru
high into the hundreds Of thousands, al
Senator Hales wife Inherited fortune fro
. her father-Zach Chandler.
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